San Salvador Island

English

view on Grahams Harbour in the north of the island

Etymology

From Spanish, after Christ the Saviour.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsæn ˈsælvədɔːɹ ˈaɪlənd/

Proper noun

San Salvador Island

A 160 km² island and district of the Bahamas, supposed to be the first place sighted by Columbus in the New World

Synonyms

Watlings Island (from the 1680s until 1925)
Guanahani (native Lucayan name)

Translations

an island and district of the Bahamas

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